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Rural people have higher mortality rate than city dwellers: research

New Zealand health system should redefine what 'rural' means, new research suggests.

Matthew Hooton: Peak Luxon now firmly in the past

OPINION: National leader is now looking more like a Todd Muller than a John Key.

Case not yet made for investment in $7.4b Wellington transport plan- Treasury

Treasury also says it's too soon to determine a preferred option.

Family of little Lucy backs Starship campaign

Kiwis urged to get behind nationwide awareness drive.

Sideswipe: Seeing sexism where it doesn't exist

A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.

US basketball star sentenced to nine years in Russian prison

US President Joe Biden denounced the verdict and sentence as "unacceptable."

Delight and disaster: NZ win cycling bronze but Kiwi star suffers shock exit

One of New Zealand's medal favourites crashed out in the preliminary round.

Former head prefect faces prison over Comanchero drug ring

EXCLUSIVE: Young rugby star at crossroads after pleading guilty to meth charges.

'Did she call out for her mum?' Truck driver's moment of carelessness ends in tragedy for woman's family

Victoria Vivian was known as the granny driver in her family before she died.

Nation of Debt: Banks need to do better on business lending - economist

Banks have been reluctant to lend to the productive business sector, says Cameron Bagrie.

Searchers find light plane reported missing over Southern Alps

The plane left Franz Josef this morning and was en route to Rangiora.

Wild video shows beachgoers caught in jet engine wash... on purpose

'People were holding on to the fence so they wouldn't blow away.'

Liam Napier: How All Blacks' once creative attack became too predictable

The onus largely falls on Foster to deliver a vastly improved attacking performance.

Bombshell moment Alex Jones is told hundreds of his texts were sent to Sandy Hook lawyer

'Do you know what perjury is?' lawyer asks Jones under oath after startling revelation.

Covid-19: Why a coming drop in NZ's vax rates is good news

Experts are welcoming data improvements that'll see NZ's overall vax rates fall next week.

'Surprised we didn't turn up and find a dead body': Brazen building site thieves risking lives

Thieves use cutting tools to steal copper worth $200, causing $250,000 of damage.